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Population in Croatia compared to Fiji: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 928,784 people in Fiji in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 938,628 in Fiji.

Population statistics:

  • Croatia's population is 4.06 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Fiji is the 159th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.01% for Fiji.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +0.12% in Fiji.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Fiji has grown from 890K to 939K (5.42% growth).

Croatia vs Fiji: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Fiji
2100 2,137,465 883,752
2099 2,155,186 888,271
2098 2,173,108 892,703
2097 2,190,995 896,915
2096 2,209,326 901,118
2095 2,227,698 905,308
2094 2,246,224 909,388
2093 2,264,550 913,372
2092 2,283,068 917,178
2091 2,301,556 921,020
2090 2,319,851 924,758
2089 2,338,604 928,500
2088 2,357,581 932,167
2087 2,376,274 935,844
2086 2,395,139 939,596
2085 2,414,304 943,266
2084 2,433,813 946,736
2083 2,453,361 950,144
2082 2,473,204 953,473
2081 2,493,128 956,823
2080 2,513,378 960,049
2079 2,534,101 963,146
2078 2,554,982 965,934
2077 2,576,370 968,648
2076 2,597,887 971,408
2075 2,619,688 974,149
2074 2,641,342 976,896
2073 2,663,253 979,510
2072 2,685,714 982,066
2071 2,708,053 984,518
2070 2,730,187 987,016
2069 2,753,302 989,177
2068 2,776,996 991,023
2067 2,800,742 992,790
2066 2,824,811 994,373
2065 2,848,913 996,052
2064 2,872,881 997,651
2063 2,897,651 998,950
2062 2,922,653 1,000,093
2061 2,947,832 1,001,067
2060 2,973,162 1,001,836
2059 2,998,389 1,002,506
2058 3,023,822 1,003,177
2057 3,049,085 1,003,569
2056 3,074,796 1,003,939
2055 3,100,195 1,004,079
2054 3,125,459 1,004,084
2053 3,151,016 1,003,814
2052 3,176,316 1,003,524
2051 3,201,973 1,003,005
2050 3,227,869 1,002,353
2049 3,253,597 1,001,571
2048 3,279,316 1,000,376
2047 3,305,051 999,119
2046 3,330,260 997,645
2045 3,355,638 996,077
2044 3,381,196 994,220
2043 3,406,105 992,313
2042 3,430,854 990,119
2041 3,455,487 987,497
2040 3,479,631 984,975
2039 3,503,577 982,332
2038 3,527,583 979,514
2037 3,551,581 976,515
2036 3,574,520 973,495
2035 3,596,996 970,449
2034 3,620,363 967,285
2033 3,643,692 964,084
2032 3,667,478 960,704
2031 3,691,842 957,319
2030 3,715,373 953,501
2029 3,739,203 949,652
2028 3,762,505 945,654
2027 3,787,023 941,548
2026 3,812,193 937,546
2025 3,838,346 933,274
2024 3,866,200 928,784
2023 3,859,686 924,145
2022 3,855,641 919,422
2021 3,878,981 916,711
2020 3,914,206 914,963
2019 3,949,390 914,899
2018 3,988,775 917,180
2017 4,041,407 918,759
2016 4,106,867 919,166
2015 4,151,725 918,578
2014 4,201,598 917,585
2013 4,233,922 916,352
2012 4,260,368 914,918
2011 4,280,622 912,989
2010 4,295,427 910,419
2009 4,305,181 907,239
2008 4,309,705 903,399
2007 4,310,217 897,832
2006 4,311,159 890,365
2005 4,310,145 882,379
2004 4,304,600 874,366
2003 4,303,399 866,286
2002 4,302,174 858,049
2001 4,299,642 849,596
2000 4,468,302 840,909
1999 4,512,597 831,828
1998 4,532,135 822,258
1997 4,534,920 812,139
1996 4,557,097 803,789
1995 4,620,030 798,746
1994 4,652,024 794,771
1993 4,600,463 790,369
1992 4,575,818 785,346
1991 4,689,022 779,656
1990 4,777,368 773,316
1989 4,767,260 766,321
1988 4,755,207 758,697
1987 4,739,745 750,540
1986 4,721,446 739,306
1985 4,701,417 723,761
1984 4,680,285 706,716
1983 4,658,254 689,835
1982 4,634,234 673,414
1981 4,611,509 657,471
1980 4,599,782 641,975
1979 4,594,778 626,862
1978 4,581,085 612,091
1977 4,559,571 597,805
1976 4,535,934 585,534
1975 4,512,082 575,906
1974 4,490,660 567,489
1973 4,470,161 559,222
1972 4,450,564 550,499
1971 4,431,275 541,121
1970 4,412,252 531,188
1969 4,391,490 520,797
1968 4,365,628 510,002
1967 4,338,683 498,873
1966 4,310,701 486,487
1965 4,280,923 472,575
1964 4,252,876 458,324
1963 4,225,675 444,276
1962 4,196,712 430,536
1961 4,167,292 417,406
1960 4,140,181 404,887

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/fiji | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Fiji gained 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Fiji's population increased by 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Fiji was ranked 158th in 2006 and ranked 159th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 15.3% to 3,227,869 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of Fiji will increase by 6.79% to 1,002,353 people and rank change from 159th to 161st.

Fiji is projected to reach its peak in 2054 at 1M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.14M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Fiji
2100 -0.82% -0.51%
2099 -0.82% -0.5%
2098 -0.82% -0.47%
2097 -0.83% -0.47%
2096 -0.82% -0.46%
2095 -0.82% -0.45%
2094 -0.81% -0.44%
2093 -0.81% -0.41%
2092 -0.8% -0.42%
2091 -0.79% -0.4%
2090 -0.8% -0.4%
2089 -0.8% -0.39%
2088 -0.79% -0.39%
2087 -0.79% -0.4%
2086 -0.79% -0.39%
2085 -0.8% -0.37%
2084 -0.8% -0.36%
2083 -0.8% -0.35%
2082 -0.8% -0.35%
2081 -0.81% -0.34%
2080 -0.82% -0.32%
2079 -0.82% -0.29%
2078 -0.83% -0.28%
2077 -0.83% -0.28%
2076 -0.83% -0.28%
2075 -0.82% -0.28%
2074 -0.82% -0.27%
2073 -0.84% -0.26%
2072 -0.82% -0.25%
2071 -0.81% -0.25%
2070 -0.84% -0.22%
2069 -0.85% -0.19%
2068 -0.85% -0.18%
2067 -0.85% -0.16%
2066 -0.85% -0.17%
2065 -0.83% -0.16%
2064 -0.85% -0.13%
2063 -0.86% -0.11%
2062 -0.85% -0.1%
2061 -0.85% -0.08%
2060 -0.84% -0.07%
2059 -0.84% -0.07%
2058 -0.83% -0.04%
2057 -0.84% -0.04%
2056 -0.82% -0.01%
2055 -0.81% -0%
2054 -0.81% 0.03%
2053 -0.8% 0.03%
2052 -0.8% 0.05%
2051 -0.8% 0.07%
2050 -0.79% 0.08%
2049 -0.78% 0.12%
2048 -0.78% 0.13%
2047 -0.76% 0.15%
2046 -0.76% 0.16%
2045 -0.76% 0.19%
2044 -0.73% 0.19%
2043 -0.72% 0.22%
2042 -0.71% 0.27%
2041 -0.69% 0.26%
2040 -0.68% 0.27%
2039 -0.68% 0.29%
2038 -0.68% 0.31%
2037 -0.64% 0.31%
2036 -0.62% 0.31%
2035 -0.65% 0.33%
2034 -0.64% 0.33%
2033 -0.65% 0.35%
2032 -0.66% 0.35%
2031 -0.63% 0.4%
2030 -0.64% 0.41%
2029 -0.62% 0.42%
2028 -0.65% 0.44%
2027 -0.66% 0.43%
2026 -0.68% 0.46%
2025 -0.72% 0.48%
2024 0.17% 0.5%
2023 0.1% 0.51%
2022 -0.6% 0.3%
2021 -0.9% 0.19%
2020 -0.89% 0.007%
2019 -0.99% -0.25%
2018 -1.3% -0.17%
2017 -1.59% -0.04%
2016 -1.08% 0.06%
2015 -1.19% 0.11%
2014 -0.76% 0.13%
2013 -0.62% 0.16%
2012 -0.47% 0.21%
2011 -0.34% 0.28%
2010 -0.23% 0.35%
2009 -0.1% 0.43%
2008 -0.01% 0.62%
2007 -0.02% 0.84%
2006 0.02% 0.91%
2005 0.13% 0.92%
2004 0.03% 0.93%
2003 0.03% 0.96%
2002 0.06% 0.99%
2001 -3.77% 1.03%
2000 -0.98% 1.09%
1999 -0.43% 1.16%
1998 -0.06% 1.25%
1997 -0.49% 1.04%
1996 -1.36% 0.63%
1995 -0.69% 0.5%
1994 1.12% 0.56%
1993 0.54% 0.64%
1992 -2.41% 0.73%
1991 -1.85% 0.82%
1990 0.21% 0.91%
1989 0.25% 1%
1988 0.33% 1.09%
1987 0.39% 1.52%
1986 0.43% 2.15%
1985 0.45% 2.41%
1984 0.47% 2.45%
1983 0.52% 2.44%
1982 0.49% 2.42%
1981 0.25% 2.41%
1980 0.11% 2.41%
1979 0.3% 2.41%
1978 0.47% 2.39%
1977 0.52% 2.1%
1976 0.53% 1.67%
1975 0.48% 1.48%
1974 0.46% 1.48%
1973 0.44% 1.58%
1972 0.44% 1.73%
1971 0.43% 1.87%
1970 0.47% 2%
1969 0.59% 2.12%
1968 0.62% 2.23%
1967 0.65% 2.55%
1966 0.7% 2.94%
1965 0.66% 3.11%
1964 0.64% 3.16%
1963 0.69% 3.19%
1962 0.71% 3.15%
1961 0.65% 3.09%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/fiji | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Fiji's population grew by 0.5%.

Live population counters

Croatia Fiji
Current population
3812193
938628
Population rank 129/197 159/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.01%
One net population change
1.34 hours
1.89 hours
One birth every
16.4 minutes
31.6 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
1.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +18 +13
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +4,639
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.5%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 133/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
2.67 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 -3,288
Net migration rank 112/196 111/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 14,362
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 174/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 144/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Fiji
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Fiji
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -3,288
2024 - -5,186 - -3,278
2023 -19,298 10,202 8,078 -3,289
2022 -23,134 11,681 8,223 -3,557
2021 -26,377 -4,517 6,777 -6,008
2020 -20,354 -8,552 8,730 -6,008
2019 -15,008 -13,239 9,271 -11,873
2018 -15,557 -25,016 9,779 -11,738
2017 -16,570 -44,557 10,413 -11,607
2016 -13,553 -32,144 10,807 -10,441
2015 -16,607 -27,501 11,213 -10,401
2014 -11,345 -13,127 11,680 -10,493
2013 -10,162 -6,245 11,972 -10,703
2012 -9,799 -4,794 11,716 -10,114
2011 -9,846 -17,463 12,657 -10,396
2010 -8,591 -3,995 13,227 -10,354
2009 -7,319 1,358 13,540 -10,052
2008 -8,188 6,495 14,000 -9,812
2007 -10,335 8,893 14,349 -7,406
2006 -8,669 10,852 14,555 -6,562
2005 -9,022 10,629 14,503 -6,523
2004 -9,040 15,445 14,526 -6,484
2003 -12,480 12,556 14,527 -6,411
2002 -10,325 10,306 14,468 -6,106
2001 -8,599 19,298 14,720 -6,167
2000 -6,255 -47,629 14,724 -5,909
1999 -6,769 -47,418 15,229 -5,892
1998 -4,985 -47,931 15,464 -5,654
1997 3,175 -52,897 15,750 -5,318
1996 3,190 -53,688 16,163 -9,902
1995 0 -51,882 16,273 -12,448
1994 -930 -50,444 16,424 -12,300
1993 -2,301 -49,615 16,751 -12,071
1992 -4,576 -47,865 17,170 -11,802
1991 -2,813 -31,968 17,617 -11,603
1990 3,344 9,538 17,748 -11,081
1989 3,337 8,471 18,007 -10,685
1988 5,707 7,242 18,063 -10,138
1987 6,161 6,956 17,987 -9,602
1986 8,499 6,261 18,024 -3,943
1985 10,343 5,550 18,469 -1,452
1984 10,764 5,757 18,499 -1,421
1983 10,714 6,323 18,237 -1,565
1982 15,756 7,475 17,681 -1,509
1981 15,680 4,872 17,282 -1,558
1980 17,939 -5,486 16,907 -1,632
1979 21,136 -5,740 16,450 -1,502
1978 20,157 -7,329 16,196 -1,609
1977 22,798 -7,339 15,532 -1,550
1976 22,226 -7,400 14,933 -4,370
1975 21,658 -7,366 14,272 -5,577
1974 22,453 -8,076 13,557 -5,414
1973 21,904 -8,335 13,383 -4,989
1972 17,802 -7,277 13,905 -4,848
1971 19,941 -5,608 14,313 -4,624
1970 16,767 -2,359 14,538 -4,371
1969 16,688 -2,796 14,669 -4,050
1968 21,828 -2,799 14,831 -3,857
1967 26,032 -3,518 14,861 -3,576
1966 33,192 -6,341 15,111 -1,623
1965 31,251 -5,253 15,166 -832
1964 25,942 -2,090 14,979 -812
1963 31,270 -1,289 14,774 -838
1962 30,216 -2,176 14,429 -889
1961 36,255 -6,567 13,653 -943
1960 34,778 -21,768 13,313 -981

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/fiji | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Croatia is from natural causes (a loss of 177,803 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a loss of 146,770 people). In Fiji 52.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 94,971 people) and 47.4% is from migration (a loss of 85,415 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 14,362 people or 1.5% in Fiji.

Biggest cities by population

Croatia
City Population
Zagreb 767K
Split 161K
Rijeka 108K
Osijek 96.3K
Zadar 70.8K
Velika Gorica 61.1K
Pula 52.2K
Slavonski Brod 49.9K
Karlovac 49.4K
Sibenik 42.6K
Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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